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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tacitus credit to changing the Gaul's warlike past?

2. Who helped Nerva bring the praetorian guards to obedience?

3. When Cerealis became the British governor, how did Agricola prove himself to him?

4. Which Caledonian addressed the British men to inspire courage against the Romans?

5. Who was ruling the Roman Empire when Gallic tribes revolted against Rome and proclaimed their own empire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some false beliefs Tacitus had about Britain?

2. Tacitus claimed Germans felt what way about materials such as gold and silver?

3. How did the Roman Empire begin with Julius Caesar?

4. How did Tacitus describe Fenni life and how they reached a state of contentment that was far from Roman life?

5. Compare Britain's geographical location according to Tacitus' knowledge and to how it is known today.

6. What did Agricola give to Domitian in his will? How was it received by Domitian as Tacitus believed it?

7. What are some ways historians confirm Tacitus' account of Germany?

8. Describe reasons why the British believed "peacetime" under Roman rule was equivalent to slavery.

9. Looking at the lineage of emperors, what did Tacitus notice in regards to choosing an emperor?

10. How did Tacitus commend Agricola's utilization of his armies during peacetime? What did Agricola do during peacetime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Tacitus, how had storytelling changed over generations?

Essay Topic 2

"The Agricola" is a "portrait of a career," according to Mattingly. How is this appropriate as a biography for both the writer Tacitus and the subject Agricola?

Essay Topic 3

How did Tacitus feel about the Roman Empire? What shows this? Did he agree with conquests and campaigns or was he in disagreement with the Roman way of life?

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